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9:14 pm
I am a phone noob, I've only really had a crapy Virgin Wireless. I want to go with SO but am not particularly impressed with the phones they offer. I've done some reading and just want to be sure I'm understanding this right:
Am I correct in assuming that I could get any Rogers prepaid phone and use it with SpeakOut Wireless? If so, how do I go about this? Do I have to activate with Rogers and port over or do I swap out SIM cards or what? (How do I swap a SIM card?)
9:57 pm
October 14, 2008
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Kai said:
I am a phone noob, I've only really had a crapy Virgin Wireless. I want to go with SO but am not particularly impressed with the phones they offer. I've done some reading and just want to be sure I'm understanding this right:
Am I correct in assuming that I could get any Rogers prepaid phone and use it with SpeakOut Wireless? If so, how do I go about this? Do I have to activate with Rogers and port over or do I swap out SIM cards or what? (How do I swap a SIM card?)
You just have to put a SO sim in your Rogers phone. Also, any unlocked phone (that operates on the 850/1900 North American bands) will work also.
The sim card is located under the battery of virtually all GSM phones. You just take out the battery, then the sim, and swap it with which ever provider's sim you want. You won't have to port, if you want to keep the number on the sim. Your identity is tied to the sim card, not the phone.
10:09 pm
March 15, 2008
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You need a GSM phone that operates on the North American bands, 850/1900 MHz. Obviously SpeakOut phones fill that bill. So do unlocked GSM phones. Because SO uses the Rogers network, phones that are locked to Rogers, including prepaid and postpaid phones, will work as well.
A SIM is a small chip that fits inside a GSM phone. It identifies "you" to the carrier, i.e. your phone number and with prepaid, your airtime credit. SIMs are designed to be easily moved from one phone to another but each SIM works only with the carrier who issued it. So, for example, you can't make a Rogers SIM work on SO.
The easiest way to get going on SO is to buy a phone (which includes a SIM) from 7-11. But if you don't like their phones you will need to get a phone separately plus a SO SIM. One way to get a SO SIM is to buy one from a seller on this forum.
Another is to go for the current buy $100 airtime, get free phone promo, then:
1. keep the SIM and airtime
2. sell that phone privately
3. buy the GSM phone you really want and insert the SO SIM into it
> How do I swap a SIM card?
On most phones, just pull out the battery to reveal the SIM underneath. Then slide out the SIM or open a clip to release the SIM and replace it with the new SIM. The instruction manual for your phone will have a detailed description of how to do this.
